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Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
Catherine talks about the characters in her books and the real people who inspired them.
  1. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  12. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  13. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  14. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  15. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  18. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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